PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1523Independence6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden, marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)CIA World Factbook
- 1952Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1971Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1980Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1991First UNESCO World Heritage siteRoyal Domain of DrottningholmUNESCO World Heritage
- 2001Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2012Most recent World Heritage inscriptionDecorated Farmhouses of HälsinglandUNESCO World Heritage
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2022Most recent legislative election2022-09-11IPU Parline
